HL Deb 22 January 2003 vol 643 c101WA
Lord Morris of Manchester

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will confirm the National Audit Office's figure of £4.4 billion of outstanding claims against the National Health Service for negligence; and what estimate they have made of the cost per year over 10 years of the Haemophilia Society's proposals for compensating people infected with hepatitis by contaminated National Health Service blood products. [HL1134]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

We can confirm that the National Audit Office's reported figure of £4.4 billion of outstanding claims against the National Health Service for clinical negligence in 2000–01 is correct. The estimated cost of the Haemophilia Society's proposal is £52.26 million per year over 10 years.